COVID-19 fears spark record number of US gun sales

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There are growing fears of civil unrest amid the coronavirus crisis in the United States, after a record of more than two million guns sold in the month of March alone.

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Published 3 April 2020 7:55pm

Updated 26 April 2020 1:19am

By Julia Carr-Catzel

Source: SBS

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There are growing fears of civil unrest amid the coronavirus crisis in the United States, after a record of more than two million guns sold in the month of March alone.

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COVID-19 fears spark record number of US gun sales

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There are growing fears of civil unrest amid the coronavirus crisis in the United States, after a record of more than two million guns sold in the month of March alone.

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There are growing fears of civil unrest amid the coronavirus crisis in the United States, after a record of more than two million guns sold in the month of March alone.

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